Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 17: National Conference (NC) Minority Cell has expressed its serious concern over delay in granting approval to Rs 7648 crore package for rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants by Planning Ministry, Government of India.
Talking to reporters here, today S Mohinder Singh Unit president, N C Minority Cell said a revised package of Rs 7648 crore was submitted to Union Government by the State Government led by Omar Abdullah after the same was recommended by the then Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister, Raman Bhalla and Apex Advisory Committee on Migrants nine months back. The same was also approved by Union Home Ministry and Finance Ministry but is pending in the Union Planning Ministry for approval, he added.
He demanded immediate approval of the rehabilitation package for Kashmiri migrants under which Rs 25 lakh was proposed to per migrant family for its settlement in Valley with enhancement of cash relief to Rs 10,000 per family.
Harmohinder Singh said that migrants are facing many hardships as they are unable to make their both ends meet on the cash relief of Rs 5000, which has not been enhanced for last four years now. The sky rocketing prices of essential commodities has added to the miseries of migrants whose economic condition is very bad and relief holders are sitting on dharna in front of Relief Organization for over last 145 days now demanding enhancement of relief.
He warned that in case the Union Government failed to take an early decision in this regard, the relief holders will be forced to sit on dharna on Jantar Mantar New Delhi and also in front of the residence of Union Home Minister.
He said NC led coalition was committed to rehabilitation of migrants in Kashmir valley and same was promised in its Vision Document but this was only possible after Centre releases the package.
The other representatives of Minority Cell and migrants who were present in the press conference included Mohinder Singh, Harcharan Singh Wazir, Kulwant Singh Bali, Mohammed Amin Dar, Bal Krishan Safaya and Prem Singh Raina of Kashmir Sikh Displaced Forum (KSDF).
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